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Los Angeles Angels sign former Major League pitcher Anthony Lerew

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Former Northern York ace Anthony Lerew, shown here celebrating his no-hitter while pitching for Nevegantes del Magallanes in Venezuela in 2010, is back in the country and back in the minor leagues, this time with the L.A. Angels.
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Lerew has kept his word, and it appears the engaging right-hander is perhaps closer than than ever to pitching again in "the show."

On Tuesday, Lerew's contract with the independent York Revolution was purchased by the Los Angeles Angels, with the big-league organization shipping the former Atlanta Braves and Kansas City hurler to Triple-A Salt Lake.

The 31-year-old Lerew, plucked in the 11th-round by Atlanta in 2001, spent the last three seasons overseas, first as a starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional League (2011) before joining the Kia Tigers in Korea.

After 11 wins and 21 saves over parts of two seasons in Korea, the Tigers released the 6-3, 225-pounder last July, forcing Lerew to return to the states in order to keep his career moving forward.

Lerew was 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA over five starts with the Revolution this season, allowing just 21 hits in 24 innings of work. His 24 strikeouts led the Atlantic League in that category.

The Northern York graduate became the 30th Revolution player to earn a minor-league contract in season.